COLLECTION OF FIVE GERMAN CERAMIC STEINS WITH PEWTER LIDS - CIRCA 1880-1900

OVERVIEW:
A FINE COLLECTION OF FIVE GERMAN CERAMIC STEINS REPRESENTING THE DECORATIVE TRADITIONS OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMICS MANUFACTURE. THE GROUP DEMONSTRATES THE RANGE OF DECORATIVE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED DURING THIS PERIOD, FROM RELIEF MOULDING AND HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL SCENES TO FLORAL DECORATION AND LANDSCAPE CARTOUCHES. EACH STEIN IS FITTED WITH A PERIOD PEWTER LID WITH THUMB-LIFT, TYPICAL OF GERMAN STEIN CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATIONS:

STEIN 1 - LARGE CREAM STEIN WITH RELIEF FIGURES:
THE LARGEST EXAMPLE IN THE COLLECTION, FEATURING A CREAM-COLOURED BODY WITH APPLIED RELIEF FIGURES IN CLASSICAL DRESS ARRANGED IN A NARRATIVE SCENE. THE BASE IS DECORATED WITH INCISED GEOMETRIC PATTERNS. THE PEWTER LID IS DOMED WITH ORNAMENTAL FINIAL AND DECORATIVE BAND. HAND-PAINTED ACCENTS TO THE RELIEF FIGURES IN OCHRE, BLUE, AND GREEN. APPROXIMATELY 20 CM IN HEIGHT.

STEIN 2 - TAN/BROWN STEIN WITH FIGURAL SCENE:
A MEDIUM-SIZED STEIN WITH TAN/BROWN BODY DECORATED WITH A HAND-PAINTED FIGURAL SCENE IN THE GERMAN FOLK TRADITION. THE FIGURE WEARS PERIOD COSTUME IN RED AND BLUE TONES AGAINST A DARK BLUE GROUND. DECORATIVE ROPE-TWIST BORDER IN GILT. PEWTER LID WITH CONICAL FINIAL. APPROXIMATELY 16 CM IN HEIGHT.

STEIN 3 - CREAM STEIN WITH LANDSCAPE CARTOUCHE:
A SMALLER CREAM-BODIED STEIN FEATURING A CENTRAL LANDSCAPE CARTOUCHE WITH HAND-PAINTED ARCHITECTURAL SCENE IN BLUE AND OCHRE TONES. DECORATIVE BORDERS IN GILT WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERNING. PEWTER LID WITH BALL FINIAL. APPROXIMATELY 14 CM IN HEIGHT.

STEINS 4 & 5 - PAIR OF FLORAL-DECORATED STEINS:
A MATCHING PAIR OF CREAM-BODIED STEINS DECORATED WITH VIBRANT HAND-PAINTED FLORAL SPRAYS IN THE GERMAN FOLK TRADITION. EACH DISPLAYS YELLOW ROSES, RED FLOWERS, AND GREEN FOLIAGE ARRANGED ASYMMETRICALLY ACROSS THE BODY. GILT DECORATIVE BORDERS TO RIM AND BASE. BOTH FITTED WITH PEWTER LIDS WITH BALL FINIALS. APPROXIMATELY 13 CM IN HEIGHT EACH.

CONDITION: THE COLLECTION DISPLAYS GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE IS PRESENT ON SEVERAL EXAMPLES, TYPICAL OF 19TH-CENTURY CERAMIC PRODUCTION. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION REMAINS BRIGHT AND WELL-PRESERVED, WITH MINOR WEAR TO GILDED BORDERS ON SOME PIECES. ALL PEWTER LIDS ARE INTACT AND SECURE, DISPLAYING NATURAL PATINA APPROPRIATE TO AGE. NO CHIPS TO RIMS OR SPOUTS OBSERVED. THE RELIEF MOULDING ON THE LARGEST STEIN IS CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. ALL PIECES ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, ORIGIN NOT DOCUMENTED. NO MAKER'S MARKS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON INSPECTION, THOUGH THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION ARE CONSISTENT WITH MID-TO-LATE 19TH-CENTURY GERMAN CERAMIC MANUFACTURE, POSSIBLY FROM THE RHINELAND OR BAVARIAN REGIONS KNOWN FOR STEIN PRODUCTION.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good

548763+36

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